I guess to the first question! Yes, the ram is accurate to those found across the Mediterranean. More than 31 naval rams exist in the archaeological record, many of which are three-bladed waterline rams. The first archaeologically attested three-bladed waterline ram was discovered off the coast of Athlit, Israel in the 1980s. The bronze ram and its intact bow timbers revealed that the ram served as an integral part of warship construction and a complex naval weapons system. It also suggested that rams were cast in bronze to the highest standards using the direct
lost-wax casting method.
Many rams have been discovered on the seafloor since the recovery of the Athlit ram.
Each subsequent discovery has helped scholars gain deeper insight into naval warfare from the
Classical to the early Roman Imperial periods. Of the 31 rams in the archaeological record, 26
were recovered at the Egadi Islands near western Sicily. All these rams were used as examples to make my ram!
If anyone has any other questions just let me know! āļøš
SDeCasien t1_jcp5rth wrote
Reply to Grad Student Explores Ancient Warfare With Naval Ram Project by kratos2025
Hey! Iām Stephen (the guy who built the ram).
I guess to the first question! Yes, the ram is accurate to those found across the Mediterranean. More than 31 naval rams exist in the archaeological record, many of which are three-bladed waterline rams. The first archaeologically attested three-bladed waterline ram was discovered off the coast of Athlit, Israel in the 1980s. The bronze ram and its intact bow timbers revealed that the ram served as an integral part of warship construction and a complex naval weapons system. It also suggested that rams were cast in bronze to the highest standards using the direct lost-wax casting method.
Many rams have been discovered on the seafloor since the recovery of the Athlit ram. Each subsequent discovery has helped scholars gain deeper insight into naval warfare from the Classical to the early Roman Imperial periods. Of the 31 rams in the archaeological record, 26 were recovered at the Egadi Islands near western Sicily. All these rams were used as examples to make my ram!
If anyone has any other questions just let me know! āļøš